Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Bomber pours with a slightly murky copper gold colored body that supports a thin near white head of foam. The aroma offers up tart to cherry tartness followed by an inviting bacon like smoked meat sensation that is working great here. The taste is largely somewhat vague tart notes back up by pork meat dominated alderwood like smokiness. This is working really well for me even though it's tart forward. Yes, have some.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can shared with others. Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has roasted malts and dark grains with some bourbon and a bit of maple coming through. Flavor has roasted malts and earthy dark grains with growing maple and bourbon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz can from the brewery. Pours a deep red brown with an off-white head. Spicy nutmeg, clove, anise aroma. Roasty coffee and molasses flavor with some nutmeg, clove, allspice. Pretty solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can. Pours near black with a brown head that dissipates quickly and nearly completely. Aroma has has dark grains and roasted malts with some boysenberry, bourbon and a hint of pepper supporting. Flavor has a nice combination of boysenberry and dark grains with growing pepper and a hint of bourbon backing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Can. Pours near black with a dark brown head that dissipates quickly and nearly completely. Aroma has earthy dark grains and orange with some roast and a bit of bourbon coming through. Flavor has earthy dark grains and some roast with hints of chocolate and bourbon coming through.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From a a can. I did not enjoy this as much as I expected I would. Cognac comes through as alcohol in the aroma. Sweet malt and fruit flavors.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a shared bottle. Simple and straightforward, sweet, some honey and lots of blueberry with a nice dark blue color.
kristincedar (7044) ticked Defloured from Witch's Hat Brewing Company 1 year ago
Phew! Phew that is a lot at the backend!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
16 oz can from Witch's Hat. Canning date is hard to read, but definitely says 2024. Pours black with a tan head. Heavy cocoa, molasses, soy, and bourbon aroma, with some peanut butter, I think. Peanut butter comes through the strongest of the added ingredients in the flavor, with strong, syrupy molasses, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla. Coconut, I think, adds a bit of a lighter note to an otherwise heavy beer. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can from the brewery. Date is hard to read, but I think it's 08/08/24. Pours a clear, deep red amber with an off-white head. Sweet bourbon, molasses, and maple syrup in the aroma. Strong flavors, of course, with bourbon, maple syrup, soy, molasses, very sweet. Very much a heavy hitter.